It is teaming up with 150 climbing gyms in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe and China to build excitement for Global Climbing Day, scheduled for Aug. 18. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney
New privacy laws create "a false sense of concern in the public about the use of largely innocuous marketing data," the ANA says in a letter to the Commerce Department. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Through July 19, NBC's "America's Got Talent" has been averaging a Nielsen 11.6 million viewers, and a 2.2 rating among 18-49 viewers. It's tops in a field that witnessed declining … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
The EU "truly have taken advantage of the U.S.," Trump tweeted this morning. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Disney-ABC Television has completed its upfront advertising deal-making for the 2018-2019 TV season, with high single-digit to low double-digit percentage price increases. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Data is often referred to as the "oil" for AI. Used correctly, it can help deliver the most relevant consumer experience in a nanosecond. And seconds saved can often result … Read the full story by Sarah Fay
"Google has been repeatedly caught abusing its dominance," Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said on Twitter soon after news broke that the EU fined Google $5.1 billion. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
This will leave Walt Disney Company alone in seeking Fox's assets -- which include its movie studio, FX Networks, its 30% interest in Hulu, Fox' 39% interest in Sky and … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
This summer, some networks are asking TV critics to refrain from writing "first look" columns based on the fall pilots they've already received, which are subject to change before final … Read the full story by Adam Buckman
The Groupe was the second holding company this week to face the wrath of the markets after turning in disappointing Q2 results. Read the full story by Larissa Faw
A model that would require mobile handset manufacturers to pay to put the Android OS on their devices could change the entire balance of mobile search. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
He quipped the EU's Competition Commissioner was the "tax lady". He may just have a point. Read the full story by Sean Hargrave
At one point during the news conference in which Trump appeared Monday from Helsinki, Finland, he absentmindedly stuck an index finger in one ear as if to clean out an … Read the full story by Adam Buckman
If there was any doubt that Donald J. Trump was in active campaign mode, an analysis of political ad spending on Facebook the past two months should put that to … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Fallon had the pizza chain's advertising account for a little more than a month and resigned it earlier today. Read the full story by Steve McClellan
Cold cash, followed by free products and/or services are the top methods multinational marketers use to compensate so-called influencers for promoting their brands via influencer marketing campaigns. That's one of … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
65% of advertisers will invest more in the channel this year, yet 96% fear they are buying fake followers. Read the full story by Sean Hargrave
Following an FCC statement of "serious concerns" over the Sinclair Broadcast Group/Tribune Media merger, both company stocks -- and other TV station groups -- witnessed sharp declines. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Whether we like it or not, online connection engenders some decidedly bad behavior. It's one of those unintended consequences that I like to talk about -- a behavioral side effect … Read the full story by Gord Hotchkiss
In his new show, "Who Is America?" on Showtime, Cohen creates four new characters and shows himself to be an accomplished actor, too. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to vacate a deal that allows Google to settle a class-action privacy lawsuit by donating $5.3 million to nonprofits. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Blockchain is shiny, and people like shiny things. Companies have found it easy to gain press and notoriety by sprinkling a little blockchain into marketing messages without having a substantive … Read the full story by Will Luttrell
It's a good time to be alive. If you don't believe me, try subscribing to the Future Crunch newsletter. Read the full story by Kaila Colbin
"There is the outrage of the week and it comes and goes. ... I think particularly right now, people feel so aggrieved and crazed and powerless that they're picking the … Read the full story by Adam Buckman